Democracy Has Gradually Declined Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of countries in each Freedom House rating category

A line chart of the number of African countries rates as free, partly free, or not free, showing a gradual decline in democracy.

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Notes: Data for each year represents scores in Freedom House’s annual report, which is published the following year. South Sudan is included from 2011 on. Somaliland is included from 2008 on as a territory separate from Somalia.

Source: Freedom House.